4.7. Community ("People") ( CTRL+ P keys)

PERSONAL
This is the first of two screens devoted to an in-game matchmaking service. To take advantage of the matchmaker, use the Personal page to establish some traits that describe you. Select a category using the first dropdown menu, and then a specific trait using the second dropdown menu. Highlight your selection and click on the Add Item button. Once you've established your own profile, use the same process to define the traits you' re looking for in other players.

When you're near a player with several of the traits you have listed in the My Preference section, you'll receive a notification that includes the player's name. You can now contact that player.

• Remove Item will delete the highlighted trait.
• Reset will delete all the items in a list.
• When checked, the Make My Profile Searchable box will allow other players to find you using the matchmaker.
• The Sensitivity bar determines how accurately another player must "match" the qualities you've selected for your desired online friends. If you set this to 100, a player will need to have every trait you've selected in the My Preference section.
• By default, the matchmaker searches for potential matches every ten minutes. You can change the search frequency using the dropdown menu beneath the Sensitivity bar.

MATCH HISTORY
The second matchmaking screen displays a list of players that match your preferences. The Time column lists the time at which the match was made.

CHARACTER
Here you define which information other players can see about your character. Information you provide here will be accessed by the search function. Some fields (like your species) are automatically generated.

• Title: Use the dropdown menu to select a title that you would like to show other players. If you have more than one title (perhaps Master Marksman and Master Bounty Hunter), you must pick one of these as your primary title. When forming groups, players will often search for other players based on title.
• Badges: These are special rewards that you earn while adventuring. The Badges window keeps a running tally of all the badges you've earned.
• Looking for Group ( LFG): Check this box if you would like to join a group. When players use the search function, they will often search for other players who are "lfg."
• Newbie Helper: Checking this identifies you as someone who is willing to help new players when they enter the game.
• Role-Player: Checking here indicates that you enjoy getting into character and actually pretending to be your avatar. You'll find many "role-players" in Star Wars™ Galaxies
• Biography: This space is for you to include a fictional biography of your character. Be creative and try to make your character fit in the Star Wars universe.

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WELCOME, NEWBIES. THE WORD "NEWBIE" DESCRIBES ANYONE WHO IS NEW TO AN AREA OR EVEN A JOB. A "NEWBIE" COULD BE SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T KNOW THE LOCAL CUSTOMS, YET IS STILL LEARNING THE LAY OF THE LAND OR HAS JUST STARTED BUILDING BLASTERS FOR THE FIRST TIME.

FROM THE MOMENT YOU STEPPED OFF THE SHUTTLE, YOU WERE A "NEWBIE. "

FOR NOW, YOU' VE GOT YOUR GUARDIAN SHUG TO POINT YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT EVEN I DON' T KNOW EVERYTHING. THERE ARE GONNA BE TIMES WHEN YOU HAVE A QUESTION THAT I HAVEN'T ALREADY ANSWERED OR YOU JUST NEED THE HELP OF SOMEONE A LITTLE MORE EXPERIENCED. FORTUNATELY FOR BOTH OF US, THERE ARE OTHER HEROES WHO ACTUALLY ENJOY HELPING CONFUSED AND FRIGHTENED YOUNG ADVENTURERS. TO FIND ONE OF THESE DO- GOODERS, JUST TYPE / WHO HELPER.

IF ANY NEWBIE HELPERS ARE NEARBY, A LIST OF NAMES WILL APPEAR IN YOUR CHAT WINDOW.

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SEARCH
The second screen related to the search function, the actual Search page, allows you to find specific types of players in your area.

• To use the search function, simply select any desired options from the dropdown menus and/or check any of the checkboxes, then click Search
• The search function will only identify characters who meet all of your criteria. If you're just looking for a Medic and don' t care about his or her faction standing, species, or anything else, use the Profession dropdown menu and select Medic .

/WHO COMMANDS
You can search for other players by using the search function in your Community screen, or by using /who commands in the Chat Input bar.

/who [player character' s first name]: Lists a specific player-character ( Ex. /who Itossk finds the character Itossk, if he is online) .

/who [part of a name ]: Lists any player-characters that share the portion of the name. ( Ex. /who ossk would find Itossk, Ibossk, Osski, and anyone else with "ossk " anywhere in their names) ) .

/who [species name ]: Lists all player-characters of the specified species in the area ( Ex. /who Trandoshan or /who Bothan ) .

/who lfg: Lists anyone looking to join a group. You can set yourself to "lfg " by typing /lfg.

/who helper: Lists everyone who has identified themselves as a "newbie helper." You can identify yourself as a newbie helper by typing /who helper.

/who [profession ]: Lists all members of the given profession in the area.

FRIENDS
Your Friends list lets you keep track of any friends you make in the game.

• To add a character to your Friends list, type that character' s first name in the field at the bottom of the Friends screen, then click Add. Alternately, type /friend [character' s first name] in your Chat Input bar.
• Select a friend on your list by clicking on his or her name. Select All highlights everyone on your list.
• Mail generates an e-mail for your selected friend(s).
• Remove deletes the character from your Friends list.

IGNORE
Star Wars Galaxies allows you to block chat messages from other players who might annoy you. If you want to stop receiving chat messages from a particular player, you should add them to your Ignore list.

• To add a character to your Ignore list, type that character' s first name in the field at the bottom of the Ignore screen, then click Add. You can also type /ignore [character's first name] in your Chat Input bar.
• Remove a character from your Ignore list by clicking on the character' s name, and then clicking Remove

You can also refer to the Advanced Guide to the Community Window.